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Opened. 1979. Closed. 2022. Managed by. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Downstate Correctional Facility was a maximum-security prison in the Town of Fishkill in the Hudson Valley region of New York. [1] It was located along the north side (i.e. westbound) of Interstate 84, opening in 1979 and closing in 2022.
Mar 10, 2022 · Fishkill prison closes permanently. Downstate Correctional Facility, 5 other NY prisons shut down March 10. By Cloey Callahan, Former News Reporter March 10, 2022. Of the six New York prisons that ...
- Cloey Callahan
- Former News Reporter
Mar 7, 2022 · Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill will officially close Thursday. But, don’t expect to see a movie-style convoy of buses transporting inmates down Red Schoolhouse Road. Rather, many ...
Nov 12, 2021 · The Downstate Correctional Facility near Beacon is one of six state prisons that will close in March as New York State evaluates the cost of keeping its facilities open while the number of inmates shrinks. Downstate, a maximum-security facility in Fishkill with 690 prisoners — just over half of its capacity — is the largest of the six ...
- Jeff Simms
- Beacon Editor
- jsimms@highlandscurrent.org
Mar 9, 2022 · At the close of business Thursday, Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill and the Rochester Correctional Facility will be two of six that will close, adding to the 18 prisons that the state ...
- Tiffany Cusaac-Smith
- Reporter
Nov 8, 2021 · Downstate Correctional Facility is the largest of the six to close. It has a current staff of 644, with 688 incarcerated individuals and a capacity of 1,221.
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Mar 8, 2022 · The state announced last November that Downstate, a maximum-security facility, was among six prisons statewide set to close. More than 1,500 people worked at the facility, but the state had said ...